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19 <br />ARTICLE 12 - BEREAVEMENT LEAVE <br /> <br />When death occurs among members of any employee's immediate family, the employee, upon <br />request to the Transit Director, will be granted reasonable and necessary time off to make <br />arrangements as needed and to attend the funeral and will be compensated at his/her normal <br />salary for the hours lost from his/her regular schedule before or after the funeral with a maximum <br />of four (4) days per death for bereavement. Employees may use bereavement leave in segments <br />of not less than one day at a time. Bereavement Leave must be used within one year of the <br />death, unless prior arrangements are made with the Transit Director. If required to travel beyond <br />the one-way distance of 300 miles to attend services or an event related to bereavement, (2) two <br />additional days will be allowed. In the event that the employee is the personal representative <br />(executor, etc.) of the deceased, they shall be allowed up to an additional (3) three days of <br />bereavement leave. This time off shall not be deducted from accumulated sick leave or vacation. <br />Bereavement leave as described in this article, shall not exceed (7) seven days in total per <br />occurrence. <br /> <br />The term “immediate family” is defined as: <br /> <br />• Spouse, state registered domestic partner (per RCW 26.60, et seq.), children of <br />employee, children of spouse, or children of state registered domestic partner; <br />• Mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, <br />stepbrother, or stepsister of employee or spouse or state registered domestic partner; <br />• Grandparents and grandchildren of employee or spouse or state registered domestic <br />partner. <br /> <br /> <br />"Domestic Partner" is defined for purposes of this article as the criteria outlined by the City's <br />Domestic Partner resolution or the State Registry. Proof of criteria may be requested. The City <br />will honor specific requests for leave to attend the funeral of other family members under unusual <br />circumstances, with the understanding that the employee will take the leave and request <br />determination whether or not it is to be bereavement leave or vacation leave within ten (10) <br />working days after their return from their absence. <br /> <br />